Preliminary program of the east european heart valve postgraduate course

The teleconference (live transmission from a surgery with the possibility of bilateral on line direct communication between surgeon and audience) shall constitute the main part of our program.

– Planned procedures: Heart valve (aortic, mitral & tricuspid) replacement by xenograft, allograft and pulmonary autograft – Ross´ procedure. Aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve conserving / repair techniques.

– Discussion topics: Heart valve anatomy and physiology, as well as the basic research observations. Peculiarities of echocardiography and other invasive and noninvasive diagnostic and monitoring procedures will be confronted with particular surgical techniques. Indication and implantation techniques of controversial heart valve replacement methods like pulmonary autograft, aortic allograft, and commercial stentless xenograft prostheses will be evaluated. Special attention would be paid to the issue of remodelation versus reimplantation in aortic valve conserving operations as well as to mitral / tricuspid valve repair techniques. Short-term results evaluation & follow-up principles, and especially long-term results, including the patients´ quality of life and current randomized studies results will be submitted for discussion.

Half- day “Hands On” Workshop “Cardiovascular Tissue Banking” would introduce the participants into the field (provided more than 5 participants would register).

PROGRAM

Tuesday, 25th September 2007
15:00 – 21:00
Hotel GOMEL – REGISTRATION

19:00 – 21:00
Hotel GOMEL
Welcome Cocktail (with a chamber music)

Wednesday, 26th September 2007
08:00 – 08:30
Opening of the International Postgraduate Course – Exhibition Centre

Professor Sir Magdi H. YACOUB (London), Course Director – Opening Remarks

Dr. Bretislav SHON, MD, General Director of the Regional Hospital České Budějovice

Address of Professor Michal ASCHERMANN (Prague) – President of Czech Society of Cardiology

Moderators: Dr. Aleš MOKRÁČEK, MD, PhD & Jaroslav ŠPATENKA MD, PhD

08:30 – 18:00
Scientific Program:
Lectures:

Gilles DREYFUS:
Mitral Valve Reconstruction: State of the art (30 minutes)

William NORTHRUP, III.:
The anatomical and physiological basis for Surgery of the Aortic Valve & Root (20 minutes)

Alain BERREBI:
Contemporary management of Valve Disease – New ACC/AHA Guidelines (1 hour) Valve Analysis by Echo: Surgeon’s Needs Valve Replacement: Which Prosthesis for Which Patient?

Jan HARRER (Charles University Prague, Medical Faculty Hradec Králové)
Jaroslav PROCHÁZKA – the Surgeon – Book christening

Johanna J. M. TAKKENBERG:
Logistics of surgical result collection & presentation (15 minutes)

Live Cases:

1) Mitral Valve Repair (Gilles DREYFUS, intra-operative TEE Alain BERREBI)
2) Aortic valve & root replacement by aortic allograft (Magdi YACOUB)
3) Aortic valve conserving operation (Magdi YACOUB)

18:30 – 19:30
Social Program:
Evening Baroque Music Concert, Conventual Church of Presentation of Virgin

20:00 – 22:00
Buffet Dinner in Hotel GOMEL (Informal Dressing)

Thursday, 20th December 2005
08:00 – 18:00
Scientific Program:

Lectures:

Johanna J. M. TAKKENBERG:
Long term results of Aortic Valve/ Root replacement with aortic allografts (20 minutes)

Magdi H Yacoub:
The Future of Regenerative Medicine

Adrian CHESTER:
Tissue Engineered Heart Valves –

Vytautas SIRVYDIS:
Ross Procedure – methods of bleeding prophylaxis, long-term results and need for reoperation – one center experience (20 minutes)

Martin MINSFELD:
Ross Procedure – German Experience

Johanna J. M. TAKKENBERG:
Long term results of the Ross Procedure

Gilles DREYFUS:
How I See the Future of Cardiac Valve Surgery (45 minutes)

Parallel Session of European Association of Tissue Banks:

„Hands On“ Workshop – Cardiovascular Tissue Banking
Ramadan JASHARI, Petr KOBYLKA, Ján KOLLER, Jaroslav ŠPATENKA

Live Cases:

1) Ross procedure (Magdi YACOUB)
2) Aortic valve replacement by stentless valve (Magdi YACOUB)
17:30 – 18:00
Closing remarks

Dr. William NORTHRUP, III.:
What we have learned

Professor Sir Magdi YACOUB:
Course Director’s Remarks

Aleš MOKRÁČEK, MD, PhD:
Farewell Address